Accused of sexually assaulting or raping 299 patients, the majority of whom were children, Le Scouarnec's trial marks one of the most disturbing child abuse cases in French history.

Defendant Joël Le Scouarnec's chillingly detailed notebooks —which he used to document sexual violence that spanned decades — are central to the trial.

A man in his thirties testified that he was assaulted during a consultation in 1995 when he was a young boy. He said "I called my dad.". “I remember certain things in the recovery room. I was in total panic. I called my dad,” he told the court as quoted by AP.